Object Details
associated person
War Department
artist
Duncan, Walter Jack
Description
Graphite with brush and black ink wash. The sketch depicts a shell-torn building with an automobile parked inside. A line of clothes is visible through the large hole in the building. A group of men gather around a chair, where one man is being attended to by a barber. Army truck at right of building. The sketch is done on beige wove paper mounted on beige card ruled with decorative graphite lines.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
date made
1918-09-17
associated date
1917-1918
ID Number
AF.25691
catalog number
25691
accession number
64592
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
ink wash (overall production method/technique)
graphite (overall production method/technique)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 13 in x 17 3/8 in; 33.02 cm x 44.1325 cm
overall: 9 1/4 in x 13 3/8 in; 23.495 cm x 33.9725 cm
depicted
France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Essey
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
depicted
Red Cross
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_448083